Abigail (Abbie) Tykocki
atykocki@msu.edu
(517) 884-7779
FacultyTheatreArts Cultural Management and Museum Studies
Academic Specialist
Production Management; Marketing and Promotions
Biography
Abigail Tykocki holds a M.A. in arts management from Columbia College and a B.A. in Theatre from Michigan State University. In addition to her role as Production Manager, Abbie is teaching faculty for the Arts, Cultural Management, & Museum Studies program and a communications specialist for the College of Arts & Letters. She has worked in marketing, fundraising and audience development for Vermont Stage and Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. In Chicago, she served a member of the Jeff Awards Committee and as Managing Director of Infamous Commonwealth Theatre. As an AEA-trained stage manager, Abbie has worked with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Encore Theatre, Z-Space, Yerba Buena Center, The Factory Theatre, and Peppermint Creek Theatre Company. She has directed productions for Vermont Stage, Stowe Theatre Guild, and Girls Nite Out Productions. Currently, Abigail serves on the City of East Lansing Arts Commission and as President of the East Lansing Pinecrest Neighborhood Association.
Courses
ACM 462 Marketing and Public Relations in Arts, Cultural, and Museum Management
ACM 862 Public Communications in Arts, Cultural, and Museum Management
ACM 471 Arts & Cultural Management Seminar
THR 467 Production Management
THR 300A Theatre Practicum – Production Emphasis
THR 300C Theatre Practicum – Area Emphasis
Exhibitions
“The Bake Off” of Private Lives
Vermont Stage Company – Burlington, VT
2018
Director
Ripcord
Girls’ Nite Out Productions – Burlington, VT
2017
Director
Company
Stowe Theatre Guild – Stowe, VT
2015
Director
God of Carnage
Peppermint Creek Players, Lansing, MI
2011
Stage Manager
The Lost Shakespeare Play by Dave Stinton (World Premiere)
EP Theatre, Chicago, IL
2009
Producer
Siskel and Ebert Save Chicago
The Factory Theatre, Chicago, IL
2006
Stage Manager
Operation Infiltration: An Experiment in Terror
The Factory Theatre, Chicago, IL
2005
Stage Manager
Let There Be Light!
WNEP Theatre, Chicago, IL
2004
Stage Manager
Darwin’s Finches by Claire Chaffee (World Premiere)
Encore Theatre Company, San Francisco, CA
2003
Stage Manager
¡Cantinflas! by Herbert Siguenza (World Premiere)
Yerba Buena Center / Z Space, San Francisco, CA
2003
Stage Manager
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